Eric Bana, Daniel Craig, Marie-Josée Croze
'Munich' recounts the dramatic story of the secret Israeli squad assigned to track down and assassinate 11 Palestinians believed to have planned the 1972 Munich massacre -- and the personal toll this ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: May 9, 2006
Stats: 12,792 reviews
A brilliantly and beautifully shot film dealing with the Munich Olympic terrorist massacre of 1972. Spielberg has never been the most unbiased storyteller when it comes to his films (No, I'm not a Nazi) but his morals have always been in the right place. Here, I feel he finds per...( read more)
Good movie, but it was kinda long. I wasn't around during the time this happened, so I don't know how accurately this was portrayed, but it was really sad that this happened.
Ephraim: We have 11 Palestinian names. Each had a hand in planning Munich. You're going to kill them, 11 men, one by one. They're all in Europe now. You'll stay there as long as it takes.
Spielberg know how to make his historical epics. A very well done, well acted, well crafted...( read more)
Like many people around the world, I spent September 5th, 1972 huddled around a TV set, transfixed by the events unfolding at the Israeli athletic dorm in Munich Germany. Prior to that time I hadn't paid much attention to world politics, nor had I , at the age of 10, considered ...( read more)
Spielberg's movie is a great thriller and a haunting political statement.
Munich was a pleasent surprise for me. I usually do not like Steven Spielberg's films all that much. I was also impressed with Eric Bana. I had never thought of him as being that strong of a leading actor. It also is not overtly historical. it deffinately has a historical edge, a...( read more)
Didn't finish it. I had no idea what was happening most of the movie. Definitely a guys' movie.
It's a smart, mesmerizing and often angry film, from a truly confident filmmaker, but it remains, maddeningly, just beyond our grasp. full review
Everything that keeps it from being lovable could be looked upon as a virtue, and everything about it is intentional. full review
Across the board, the film's performances are sinewy and tough, elastic enough to bend with misgivings. full review
The problem with Munich is that Spielberg has made a beautifully crafted, intelligent picture that raises some very complicated, and not easily dismissed, moral questions -- only ultimately to find th... full review
As a thriller, Munich is efficient, absorbing, effective. As an ethical argument, it is haunting. And its questions are not only for Israel but for any nation that believes it must compromise its valu... full review
Spielberg has given us the Special Two-Disc Extended Director's Cut DVD version when all we wanted was a lean, energetic thriller. full review
Munich is the most potent, the most vital, the best movie of the year. full review
What a curious arc this movie has described: starting in terror, and ending up on the very brink of kitsch. full review
This is new territory for Spielberg, and he completes the journey with honor. full review
The story had potential and Spielberg dived into most of it. Maybe too much of it.
Great performance by Eric Bana, but the rest of the cast does nothing except Mathieu Kassovitz, who has a great scene, in one of the movie's preachy scenes. Spielberg, a master of re-creation, doesn't fail here. His interpretation of the Black September is terrifyingly real, aided by Kaminski's camerawork and Kahn's editing.
The movie runs too long. I usually don't have a problem with running time, but it tends to drag towards the middle. It's preachy also, which bored me more.
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steven spielberg is a gr8 director , as MUNICH is inspired from the real events , the film seems to be real,means ,it is so perfectly directed ... people who love watching documentries ,must watch this one, although it bit longer, it is 2hrs 54min approx, but documentries are longer always.. steven is so gr8 tht , he manage to explain his story ,so perfectly .. my opinion ,must watch this movie...only if you love documentries,
Munich is an interesting, thoughtful and enthralling film that would've been made even better with some more editing. Some scenes felt redundant at times, and it's a bit too long at 164 minutes, but it's still definitely worth watching.
i have this movie on dvd. have tried to watch it three times and each time i just lose interest. will try to watch it though. because i do like documentaries.
Seeing Munich, I never knew what to expect because I never heard or knew about that time in history but it raised several questions, which merit review, and to be fair, repeat viewing.
Were we supposed to side with and or sympathize with Avner and his crew?
We were still on their side even though Spielberg threw so much horror into the work, letting us watch their dehumanization and their work borne misery.
Does global terrorism now just reflect a thirst to make a point, as opposed to a genuine political ‘need’?
What I understood about the political side is that Israel wanted to send out a strong message to the PLO (Arabs nation); is that they can be equally as brutal as there enemy.
Why did Avner never ask Luis why he sent four Palestinian gunmen to the same safe house in Athens? I do not believe that Luis was fond about Avner breaking the rules I believe it was more of a penalty than trying to get him killed. However, Luis but Avner closer to his target (their bodyguards)
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